Chapter 6 Practice Quiz

Communication Technology and Society: Theory and Practice
. Slack and Wise remind us that technologies are inherently social and _________.

. Harold Innis' concept of the time bias impacts societies in which of the following ways?

. In Marshal McLuhan's view, linear and logical thinking - along with individualism - are hallmarks of which type of society?

. The ________ perspective views technology as a value-neutral tool.

. The ________ perspective views technology as socially constructed and shaped by social forces.

. The _______ perspective holds that technology operates according to an inexorable logic inherent in the technology itself.

. Proponents of critical theory believe that _________.

. The idea that we believe we should constantly develop new technologies in order to better our lives refers to _________.

. The result of digitalization is _______.

. When something is free for examination, modification, use, and distribution, it is ________.

. The world's first phone call was made by _______.

. The first radio broadcast was done by _______.

. An example of re-intermediation is _______.

. Technologies develop in a socially contingent manner, which means that they are affected by ________.

. ________ is not an example of sites and applications that enable individuals to produce their own content.

. Media convergence refers to _________.

. When we apply panopticism to surveillance techniques of society, we should be concerned because it could ________.

. Brun's key principles of produsage include ________.

. Canadian citizens and their online activities are being monitored by the government, police, and corporations ________.

. New technologies are never rejected by society.

. The space bias means that communications technology necessitates direct and close contact among people living in nearby spaces.

. Toronto School theorists such as Innis and McLuhan focus on media form above media content.

. Instrumentalism views technology as a value-neutral tool.

. The theoretical perspective of substantivism largely prevails in today's study of technology.

. Greater amounts of information do not equate automatically with a better-informed citizenry or a healthier democracy.

. One of the best and most famous examples of technological hubris is the sinking of the Titanic in 1912.

. Today's communications technologies have produced media silos, whereby media technologies operate in distinct fields and are organized as discrete industries.

. One of the chief causes of media convergence is digitization.

. Big data refers to the automated collection, storage and analysis of vast amounts of information in order to produce new knowledge about scientific, environmental, economic, and social issues.

. The Panopticon was developed by Michael Foucault.

. Donna Haraway's concept of the cyborg is a fictitious though insightful way of representing media technology as part human, part machine.

. The internet was first developed as a peer-to-peer system, with no central control point in the network.

. While traditional mass media were typically experienced collectively, today's digital media are more individualized.

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